[DIYbio] Re: Ask a Biosafety Expert: A new service from DIYbio.org to get some free advice from biosafety experts

This is really cool. One of the largest concerns over DIY Bio is the safety aspect, and that's what the average person worries about when told to conjure up the image of "everyday people" doing lab work in a garage or a basement. This is such a simple concept, but it shows how far DIY Bio has come as a movement in such a short amount of time, and just how much the unspoken policy of sharing has held strong in the community as a whole -- as well as how quickly the community can respond to concerns in an effective way.

On Thursday, January 17, 2013 11:54:25 AM UTC-5, Jason Bobe wrote:

HI All -

After more than a year of piecing it together, I am very happy to say that DIYbio.org launched this morning a new service that aims to provide free biosafety advice to the DIYbio community.  Please check it out:

http://ask.diybio.org/

Carolyn Johnson at the Boston Globe has a very nice write-up:

http://www.boston.com/news/science/blogs/science-in-mind/2013/01/17/safe-dump-this-down-the-drain-ask-biosafety-expert/XjpWRYkgrVcKLMatLPZqTK/blog.html

I really don't know what to expect in terms of how many questions we will receive and how many responses this team of 3 biosafety experts will be able to turn around each month.  So, the service may evolve as learn what the needs are out there.

We solicited a few question from BioCurious to get things started and got three great questions. We hope to have the first set responses up in the next few weeks.  If you've got any questions related to your own activities, please submit those.

Thanks!

Jason Bobe

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